Codeforces API vs Hackerearth API

Two free Programming APIs compared on access, reliability and developer ratings, using data from our daily health checks.

The verdict

Choose Codeforces API if you want faster responses.
Choose Hackerearth API if its data fits your use case better; on access and reliability it's level with Codeforces API.

	Codeforces API	Hackerearth API
What it does	Get access to Codeforces data.	For compiling and running code in several languages.
Provider	codeforces.com	HackerEarth
API key	Required	Required
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS (browser calls)	Unknown	Unknown
Status today	Online · 479 ms	Online · 1521 ms
Uptime (30 days)	Up	Up
Developer rating	Not rated yet	Not rated yet
Price	Free / free tier	Free / free tier

Get access to Codeforces data.

Strengths

For compiling and running code in several languages.

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Strengths

Prototyping or a tutorial? Pick the one that needs no API key (neither does, so compare their free tiers).
Calling from a web page? You need CORS. Otherwise route requests through your own server or a serverless function.
Going to production? Favour HTTPS, a strong uptime record and a provider with clear rate limits and terms. Check each API's docs before you commit.
Still unsure? Both are free to try: send one request to each and compare the data you get back.

Both require authentication (apiKey and apiKey).